Directed by:
Cecil B. DeMilleCinematography:
Victor MilnerComposer:
George AntheilCast:
Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame, Walter Brennan, Ian Keith, Anthony Quinn, Douglass Dumbrille, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Notorious pirate March refuses to attack and rob American ships in honor of his adopted homes regard for freedom. Hiding out in the Louisiana swamp country, March pines for New Orleans and the wealthy Grahame, whom he loves. After rescuing the pretty Gaal from a German ship that he has pillaged, March learns that the British are about to attack his beloved New Orleans. Coming to the aid of Sothern and his American forces in what would be called the War of 1812, March helps defeat the attackers and is hailed as a hero. As March is about to be decorated and accepted into the US, the ceremony is interrupted by Grahame who announces that Marchs pirate pals have sacked and burned another ship, killing her sister, who happened to be on board. With his past honor now destroyed, March returns to bayou country and the life of an adventuring rogue, with the adoring Gaal at his side. Fun, exciting typical DeMille film with plenty of over-played yet entertaining action. March puts some spirit into the role of the wild-living pirate with a passion for women and America. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Fredric March](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349846_b3bb31.png)
Fredric March
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Hombre (1967)
![Franciska Gaal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353549_bfd289.jpg)
Franciska Gaal
Austria-Hungary
![Akim Tamiroff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272389_d5fa40.jpg)
Akim Tamiroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Touch of Evil (1958)
![Margot Grahame](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776634_9808f7.jpg)
Margot Grahame
UK
Best movies:
The Informer (1935)
Forever Amber (1947)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
![Walter Brennan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340869_d0f8e6.png)
Walter Brennan
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Fury (1936)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
![Ian Keith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673894_e4f198.jpg)
Ian Keith
USA
Best movies:
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Big Trail (1930)
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Douglass Dumbrille](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499961_bdcbd4.jpg)
Douglass Dumbrille
Canada
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Beulah Bondi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505191_55ccb6.jpg)
Beulah Bondi
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
![Robert Barrat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741974_e1bd06.jpg)
Robert Barrat
USA
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
![Fred Kohler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/398/160398013_0af3f7.jpg)
Fred Kohler
USA
Best movies:
Behind the Door (1919)
Underworld (1927)
The Plainsman (1936)
![Stanley Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/867/159867720_a7a639.gif)
Stanley Andrews
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
![Spring Byington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505193_bf0e6d.jpg)
Spring Byington
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
![Montagu Love](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312436_7c582f.jpg)
Montagu Love
UK
Best movies:
The Wind (1928)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
![Holmes Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499964_83239b.jpg)
Holmes Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Evan Thomas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878213_539552.jpg)
Evan Thomas
Canada
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
![Louise Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245604_b2e51b.jpg)
Louise Campbell
USA
![John Hubbard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935041_97de6d.jpg)
John Hubbard
USA
Best movies:
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Duel at Diablo (1966)
![Evelyn Keyes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713107_04aa2c.jpg)
Evelyn Keyes
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
![Lina Basquette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886124_a7ddcd.jpg)
Lina Basquette
USA
Best movies:
Souls at Sea (1937)